Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Databases

Bob Russell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much was received in payments from private companies for information from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database in each of the last five financial years; and how much he estimates will be received from such payments in  (a) 2009-10 and  (b) 2010-11.

Paul Clark: holding answer 11 January 2010
	The following table shows the income received from private companies for information from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's Databases.
	
		
			   £ million 
			 2004-05 4.7 
			 2005-06 6.2 
			 2006-07 7.0 
			 2007-08 8.1 
			 2008-09 8.7 
			 2009-10 19.2 
			 (1) Estimated forecast to year end  Note: Figures are not currently available for 2010-11